Obituaries
Matthew "Matt" Friend
Dec 11, 2018
Hastings resident Matthew R. “Matt” Friend, 64, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at his home. Celebration of Life is 3 p.m. Thursday, December 20, at Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family to be used for an established memorial. Book signing will...
Susan "Sue" Timmerman
Dec 6, 2018
Hastings resident Susan Ann “Sue” Timmerman, 58, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018, at her home after a lengthy battle with cancer. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. Sunday with family present and one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Rosary is 5 p.m. Sunday, December 9 and service is 10 a.m. Monday, December 10, at Butler Volland Chapel...

Melvin Dieken
Dec 6, 2018
Hastings resident Melvin Dieken, 89, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, NE. Rosary is 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 15, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial is 2 p.m. Saturday, December 15th, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings....
Kay Pavelka
Dec 4, 2018
Glenvil resident Kay M. Pavelka, 48, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at her home. Rosary is 7 p.m. Thursday, December 6, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Friday, December 7, at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may...
Helen Mullen
Dec 2, 2018
Hastings resident Helen Mae Mullen, 91, departed this world on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE after a brief illness. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, December 8, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Rev. Anna E. Mosby officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given...
Clare "Steve" Meyer
Dec 2, 2018
Hastings resident Clare Stephen Meyer, 75, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018, at his home. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 7, at Faith Lutheran Church, 837 Chestnut Avenue in Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. There will be no viewing. The family will be present one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial...

Norma Janko
Nov 29, 2018
Former Trumbull resident, Norma Lee Janko, 94, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, NE. Celebration of Life and booking signing is 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, December 8, at Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home in Hastings. George will be present and a light lunch will be served. Private family burial will be held...
Elaine Petersen
Nov 24, 2018
Celebration of Life is 2 p.m. Thursday, November 29, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. The family requests casual dress when attending services. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, NE. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Beverly "Bev" Clay
Nov 22, 2018
Former Hastings resident, Beverly “Bev” June (Buscher) Clay, 65, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2018, at Baylor Hospital in Plano, TX. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held Saturday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. at Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steven Peeler and Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. A reception will follow the service. A...
Kathryn "Kay" Paczkowski
Nov 19, 2018
Hastings resident Kathryn “Kay” Paczkowski, 93, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, NE. Private family graveside service will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Kay was born July 28, 1925, to Peder and Emma Pedersen in Oakes, ND. Kay married Carol Paczkowski on March...

Elaine Schlueter
Nov 15, 2018
Sidney resident Elaine V. Schlueter, 90, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Sidney Regional Extended Care, Sidney, NE. Private family service will be held and burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. There will be no viewing or visitation. Elaine was born April 28, 1928, in McCook, NE to Arno V. & Katherine (Hock) Schlueter. She graduated...

Patricia "Patty" Ferguson
Nov 14, 2018
Hastings resident Patricia June “Patty” Ferguson, 96, passed peacefully Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at her home in Hastings, NE, surrounded by her loved ones. Memorial Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Paul Warneke officiating. Fellowship will follow the service. Burial will take place in Milwaukee, WI at a later time....
Margaret Kloepper
Nov 13, 2018
Hastings resident Margaret A. Kloepper, 98, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at her home. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, November 17, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to Children's Ark at Good Samaritan Village. Visitation will...
Pamela "Pam" Pochop
Nov 9, 2018
Hastings resident Pamela Jane “Pam” Pochop, 68, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018, at Bryan Medical Center East, Lincoln, NE. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday, November 17, at Grace United Methodist Church with Pastor Kent Rogers officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the Pamela Pochop Memorial Fund. Visitation is...

Ramona Smithson
Nov 8, 2018
Hastings resident Ramona Lynn Smithson, 56, went to her final reward Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 17, at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings with Pastor Kent Rogers officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family. There will be...
Clarence "Corky" Hamik
Nov 6, 2018
Hastings resident Clarence Fredrick “Corky” Hamik, 90, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life is 1 p.m. Monday, November 12, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Josh Davis officiating. Memorials may be given to the family. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday with family present at the funeral home....
Harold Steepleton
Nov 5, 2018
Hastings resident Harold H. Steepleton, 87, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018, at his home. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Mel Johnson officiating. A reception will follow the memorial service at the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in...
William "Bill" Cantrell
Oct 28, 2018
Juniata resident William J. “Bill” Cantrell, 66, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018, at his home. Celebration of Life is 10 a.m. Saturday, November 3, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Chaplain John Mueller officiating. Private family burial will be at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family. There will be no viewing or visitation....
John "Jack" Osborne
Oct 28, 2018
Hastings resident John C. “Jack” Osborne, 78, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday, November 1, at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. Private family burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Hastings Community Foundation,...
Mieko Einspahr
Oct 26, 2018
Mieko (Hamazaki) Einspahr, 96, of Beeville, TX passed away Friday, October 26, 2018. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hastings, NE. Mrs. Einspahr was born May 21, 1922, in Kure, Japan. She married Vic Einspahr in 1977 in Fukuoka, Japan at the American Consulate and the couple moved to Beeville, TX in 1980. She was a...